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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I am grateful to all the Members who have spoken. The first thought is that the Commission is trying to reconcile two great European values, which are the people’s right to security and the people’s right to have their freedoms and fundamental rights safeguarded. I do not think these two fundamental rights are contradictory. We in the Commission will work to show that proposals are possible which give greater security and greater freedom, that is to say greater safeguards for the fundamental right to personal data protection.
I mentioned a data protection initiative under the third pillar. The Commission will, of course, base it on Article 8 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. I can briefly give Parliament a foretaste of certain principles: the principle by which processed data must be used transparently and only for specified purposes, the principle by which the interested party’s consent is required, the principle by which the legal basis must first be established by law and therefore cannot remain uncertain, and lastly the principle by which monitoring by an independent authority is required.
These are guidelines that will enable the Commission, by the end of the year, to submit a proposal under the third pillar laying down a new generation of guarantees. More guarantees are needed that will take account of the times and changes in technology.
As regards the initiative by the four Member States in relation to the first pillar, I have stated our intention of formulating an alternative proposal, because I am convinced that the legal basis on which those Member States have proceeded is incorrect. I have therefore also said that I will try to persuade them to withdraw their proposal.
With regard to the question on biometric information on travel documents, especially passports, I am sure that rules are needed to encrypt the most sensitive data, such as fingerprints. This principle is contained in the actions and initiatives that the Commission is developing.
Lastly, on the subject of the joint review, I am not in a position to anticipate the results, simply because the joint review has not yet been completed. I myself have not received any report on the outcome of the inquiry, but I confirm that I shall inform Parliament of it as soon as possible – within a few weeks, I expect, and no later than a month and a half from now.
The last topic is the ‘push’ system. We are working to convince as many non-EU countries as possible to adopt this system, which I am certain is the best. You probably know that, during our talks, Canada agreed to start off with the push system, and I cherish a certain hope that the United States too, given a little persuasion, will come round to believing that it is the best system."@en1
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